Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (OXLC) pulled in $81.35 million in quarterly income and offers a 34.43% dividend yield.
Icahn Enterprises (IEP) generated Q3 income totaling $287 million and delivers an attractive annual yield of 26.11%.
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Can building wealth be exciting? Absolutely, it can. You can invest a mere $2,500 per asset in a handful of stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) to generate a surprisingly robust income stream.
Is it possible to get $4,000 in passive income, though? It could be possible if you pick out five stocks/ETFs and buy $2,500 worth of each of them, for a total investment of $12,500.
Then, to earn $4,000 per year, you would need to achieve an average yield of at least $4,000 / $12,500 or 32%. This can be done with two high-yield stocks and three Roundhill ETFs.
Importantly, these assets should represent income-positive businesses, either directly through shares or indirectly through derivatives. Granted, there's always the risk that the yields of these assets could get cut. Still, with that risk in mind, you could try out this passive income master plan to potentially collect $4,000 per year.
Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (OXLC)
Jumping right into our plan, you can start with a $2,500 allocation into shares of Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:OXLC). To sum it up, Oxford Lane Capital Corp. is an investment company that principally focuses on collateralized loans.
First and foremost, Oxford Lane Capital Corp. should be sufficiently capitalized to pay out its dividends. On that topic, we can observe that Oxford Lane Capital Corp. reported $81.35 million in GAAP-measured net investment income in 2025's third quarter. Therefore, the company doesn't appear to be in imminent danger from a financial standpoint.
Regarding our target of an average annual yield of at least 32%, OXLC stock will put you on the right track. At the moment, Oxford Lane Capital Corp. provides a forward annual dividend yield of 34.43%; so we're definitely in the ballpark and swinging for the fences.
Icahn Enterprises (IEP)
Now, here's another interesting pick for yield hunters. Hedge-fund billionaire Carl Icahn is the founder and chairman of Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP), a diversified holding company that delves into energy, real estate, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and more.